Applying to Universities

[ilovelaksa]

jtoh:

ilovelaksa:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]
Multiple mini interviews. Where the candidates go from station to station to complete tasks and interviews.

Thank you!

What course is your son interested in, ilovelaksa? And congrats on his results. :)[/quote]Thank you jtoh. He doesn't kn yet. Still shocked by his results. I almost dropped my phone when he called and told me lol.
Ds did say he might apply later, read up a bit more first, prep a little.
I am just glad we dont hv to worry bout uni entry for him anymore. We will be happy with whichever faculty he applies for.
Now son just wants to survive army more than anything : )

[Nebbermind]

Does anybody knoe whether those who completed the IB last year have applied or gotten their posting for local unis?

[dagong99]

Is there another Open House for NTU this year besides the one on this coming Saturday ? Thanks.

[YLH88]

Hi,


May I know :
1) How does a personal statement looks like and what type of information to be included in the personal statement ?
2) Is personal statement require for all university admission ?
3) for those courses that need interview/tests, if after all the rounds of interview/tests and the kid did not get selected, will he lost out on his other choices ? eg if his 1st choice is Law and 2nd choice is Business Admin, would he still be able to get into Business Admin if he get rejected for Law ?

Thank you.

[eugenetoh1996]

YLH88:

Hi,


May I know :
1) How does a personal statement looks like and what type of information to be included in the personal statement ?
2) Is personal statement require for all university admission ?
3) for those courses that need interview/tests, if after all the rounds of interview/tests and the kid did not get selected, will he lost out on his other choices ? eg if his 1st choice is Law and 2nd choice is Business Admin, would he still be able to get into Business Admin if he get rejected for Law ?

Thank you.

Hello i am also applying for uni this year! regarding your questions,
1) a personal statement is basically one where you show off your qualities as a person that is outside of your results. basically whatever institution that you're going to apply to will already have your results/ or will know your results so a PS is something to let them know what sort of a person you are like/what are your guiding principles and values/what do you do outside of studying etc. generally a PS is specific to the course that you are applying for (so eg if you applying for medicine your PS would be something that answers \"why is medicine for me?\")
2) most courses in Singapore do not require a personal statement (the ones that require one, off the top of my head would be medicine) UK and US universities require a personal statement for all their courses though
3) yes, definitely. its like your choice of school for your secondary/jc. So a 2nd choice dunman high school would lose out to a 1st choice dunman high school but order of choice would be quite inconsequential (if the choices dont differ by too much!) uni courses will still look at other areas and is quite meritocratic one

[ilovelaksa]

Hi, compiling some queries from son’s frens. Grades indicated are based on 4H2/GP.

1. Child gets AAAB/A. Wld he get into Bizad/Chem Engrg/Accountancy (3rd choice) if he cant get into Med/Law? IGP is AAA/A for these courses I think
2. Child gets ABBB/B. What are his chances for NUS/SMU Law? Doing law is his childhood dream. Wld law firm internships boost his application?
3. How many times can one reapply for NUS/SMU Law? If one is allowed to reapply, wld the applns in prev rounds be considered in the current round?
3. Child gets AABB/A. What are his chances in Med/NUS/SMU Law?
4. I heard from someone last yr that one will be granted interviews as long as he/she meets the 85 rp cutoff. Is this true? What are the chances for someone with 83/84 rp?
Apprec yr replies.

[YLH88]

eugenetoh1996:

YLH88:

Hi,


May I know :
1) How does a personal statement looks like and what type of information to be included in the personal statement ?
2) Is personal statement require for all university admission ?
3) for those courses that need interview/tests, if after all the rounds of interview/tests and the kid did not get selected, will he lost out on his other choices ? eg if his 1st choice is Law and 2nd choice is Business Admin, would he still be able to get into Business Admin if he get rejected for Law ?

Thank you.

Hello i am also applying for uni this year! regarding your questions,
1) a personal statement is basically one where you show off your qualities as a person that is outside of your results. basically whatever institution that you're going to apply to will already have your results/ or will know your results so a PS is something to let them know what sort of a person you are like/what are your guiding principles and values/what do you do outside of studying etc. generally a PS is specific to the course that you are applying for (so eg if you applying for medicine your PS would be something that answers \"why is medicine for me?\")
2) most courses in Singapore do not require a personal statement (the ones that require one, off the top of my head would be medicine) UK and US universities require a personal statement for all their courses though
3) yes, definitely. its like your choice of school for your secondary/jc. So a 2nd choice dunman high school would lose out to a 1st choice dunman high school but order of choice would be quite inconsequential (if the choices dont differ by too much!) uni courses will still look at other areas and is quite meritocratic one

Hi,
1) Do you have any sample on the personal statement ? how do I structure the personal statement and the opening statement ? I have no idea how to go about writing the statement ...

2) Do you know what is the different between Standard Admissions pathway, Exceptional Individual Scheme and Discretionary Admissions ?

3) From the university websites, the entry criteria is usually the grade for 3H2/1H1 (eg AAB/B) with a C in GP and project work, where can I find the UAS (rank point) for the courses ?

Thank you.

[jtoh]

ilovelaksa:

Hi, compiling some queries from son's frens. Grades indicated are based on 4H2/GP.

1. Child gets AAAB/A. Wld he get into Bizad/Chem Engrg/Accountancy (3rd choice) if he cant get into Med/Law? IGP is AAA/A for these courses I think
2. Child gets ABBB/B. What are his chances for NUS/SMU Law? Doing law is his childhood dream. Wld law firm internships boost his application?
3. How many times can one reapply for NUS/SMU Law? If one is allowed to reapply, wld the applns in prev rounds be considered in the current round?
3. Child gets AABB/A. What are his chances in Med/NUS/SMU Law?
4. I heard from someone last yr that one will be granted interviews as long as he/she meets the 85 rp cutoff. Is this true? What are the chances for someone with 83/84 rp?
Apprec yr replies.

2. Given that the 10th percentile IGP is AAA/A, scoring ABBB/B doesn't augur well for his chances in Law. The B in GP is a downer as well. I believe there's a cut off rank point before you're called for interviews and ABBB/B falls below it. I suppose the student could apply via EIS.

3. What are his As and Bs in?

4. For which course?

[ilovelaksa]

jtoh:

ilovelaksa:

Hi, compiling some queries from son's frens. Grades indicated are based on 4H2/GP.

1. Child gets AAAB/A. Wld he get into Bizad/Chem Engrg/Accountancy (3rd choice) if he cant get into Med/Law? IGP is AAA/A for these courses I think
2. Child gets ABBB/B. What are his chances for NUS/SMU Law? Doing law is his childhood dream. Wld law firm internships boost his application?
3. How many times can one reapply for NUS/SMU Law? If one is allowed to reapply, wld the applns in prev rounds be considered in the current round?
3. Child gets AABB/A. What are his chances in Med/NUS/SMU Law?
4. I heard from someone last yr that one will be granted interviews as long as he/she meets the 85 rp cutoff. Is this true? What are the chances for someone with 83/84 rp?
Apprec yr replies.

2. Given that the 10th percentile IGP is AAA/A, scoring ABBB/B doesn't augur well for his chances in Law. The B in GP is a downer as well. I believe there's a cut off rank point before you're called for interviews and ABBB/B falls below it. I suppose the student could apply via EIS.

3. What are his As and Bs in?

4. For which course?

Thank you.

3. A in EconChem, B in BioMaths, A in GP. I think he/she has 85 rp.
4. For med/law in nus/smu. I tink NTU med must be 90 rp

[jtoh]

ilovelaksa:

jtoh:

[quote=\"ilovelaksa\"]Hi, compiling some queries from son's frens. Grades indicated are based on 4H2/GP.

1. Child gets AAAB/A. Wld he get into Bizad/Chem Engrg/Accountancy (3rd choice) if he cant get into Med/Law? IGP is AAA/A for these courses I think
2. Child gets ABBB/B. What are his chances for NUS/SMU Law? Doing law is his childhood dream. Wld law firm internships boost his application?
3. How many times can one reapply for NUS/SMU Law? If one is allowed to reapply, wld the applns in prev rounds be considered in the current round?
3. Child gets AABB/A. What are his chances in Med/NUS/SMU Law?
4. I heard from someone last yr that one will be granted interviews as long as he/she meets the 85 rp cutoff. Is this true? What are the chances for someone with 83/84 rp?
Apprec yr replies.

2. Given that the 10th percentile IGP is AAA/A, scoring ABBB/B doesn't augur well for his chances in Law. The B in GP is a downer as well. I believe there's a cut off rank point before you're called for interviews and ABBB/B falls below it. I suppose the student could apply via EIS.

3. What are his As and Bs in?

4. For which course?

Thank you.

3. A in EconChem, B in BioMaths, A in GP. I think he/she has 85 rp.
4. For med/law in nus/smu. I tink NTU med must be 90 rp[/quote]B in Bio will work against him/her in Med. Also, 85 rp is below cut off rp for Med interview so unlikely to be called up for interview. Not sure about Law. He/she may be called up to sit for the written paper for Law.

NTU med you would need to have sat for BMAT. If you didn't take Bmat, you wont' qualify to apply. I don't think the cut off rp for NTU was 90. More likely the person didn't do well for Bmat.